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The Iron Age around the Mediterranean: a High Chronology perspective from the Groningen radiocarbon database

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van der Plicht, Johannes, Bruins, Hendrik J, Nijboer, Albert J·2009·Radiocarbon
DOI 10.1017/s0033822200033786
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In this paper, we present an overview of radiocarbon dating contributions from Groningen, concerning 9 sites from around the Mediterranean region: Israel, Sinai (Egypt), Jordan, Spain, Tunisia, and Italy. Full date lists of the 9 sites are presented. Our 14 C dates are discussed in terms of present actual chronological debates. We show that all our 14 C dates coherently support a “high chronology” for the Iron Age in each respective area of the Mediterranean region.

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  • The sampling strategy follows guidelines given in recent studies on the absolute chronology of the Iron Age in the eastern Mediterranean and southern Levant.

    “The strategy employed in sampling materials for dating follows the guidelines given in recent studies on the absolute chronology of the Iron Age in the eastern Mediterranean and southern Levant (Sharon 2001; Sharon et al. 2007; van der Plicht et al. 2009; Boaretto 2009).”

    From Absolute Chronology of Megiddo, Israel, in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages: High-Resolution Radiocarbon Dating (2014) · cites this paper as van der Plicht et al. 2009

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Authors
van der Plicht, J., Bruins, H. J., & Nijboer, A. J.
Affiliations
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
ORCID
Venue
Radiocarbon
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2009
Volume
51
Issue
1
Pages
213-242
ISSN
  • 0033-8222 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-5755
DOI
10.1017/s0033822200033786
OpenAlex
W2145948142
Cited by
67
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1.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 2755 d)
Locations
  • Radiocarbon (publishedVersion)
  • UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
Keywords
Iron Age, radiocarbon dating, Mediterranean archaeology, Iron Age chronology, Israel, Sinai, Jordan, Spain, Tunisia, Italy

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